Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
For those of us who love doggos, and appreciate our service members, current and pastโฆ and have Instagram (I have it for showing off my veggies and following other homesteaders) - I want to introduce you to two accounts:
@dixietheprayingdog @frozentrident
Dixie is a military support dog, and Jeff Read, a former Navy Seal who owns Frozen Trident kennel is an up and coming Alaskan musher. He has a very interesting story about rescuing a doggo from Iraq - โFrank the Tankโ.
Give them some love, and heal your heart while watching their videos :-)
Got three little Chihuahuas. One's 14, the other 11 and we just got a new one, about four months old. I am going to be a flipping wreck when the oldest one's time comes. Dogs are man's best friend for a reason.
Just know that your older doggos, as their lives come to an end, will always treasure the time they had with you ๐๐๐๐ฅฐ๐๐
Thanks for the kind words. I always tell people that the best years of our lives are the ones we spend with dogs.